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I started reading this book and nearly put it down, but I’m glad I didn’t. This is a murder and some interesting surprises that kept me reading. Daunis is a bright girl on her way to college. Her plans get altered when her uncle dies and her grandmother has a stroke. She decides to go to a local school and stay closer to home.
Several young people in the community die due to drug overdoses. When Daunis is approached by an under cover officer, she is at first reluctant to help, but eventually her role becomes essential.
There is so much about Native American culture in this book and I was delighted to see a Native teen as the main character. She relates folk stories told to her, attends powwows, and is loving towards the elderly in her community.
Several young people in the community die due to drug overdoses. When Daunis is approached by an under cover officer, she is at first reluctant to help, but eventually her role becomes essential.
There is so much about Native American culture in this book and I was delighted to see a Native teen as the main character. She relates folk stories told to her, attends powwows, and is loving towards the elderly in her community.
I'm having a hard time rating this one. On the one hand, I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it was so very different than what I expected. I loved being in this world, learning about Daunis and her tribe, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had it focused less on the mystery and more on Daunis' day to day life. This novel covers A LOT in what's supposed to be a few short months, and it was a little overwhelming--and unbelievable--for me at times. But it's written so well, so beautifully done, and it's an important subject that deserves all the attention, so I'll still highly recommend it.
#popsugarreadingchallenge2022 (advanced prompt #2 - A book that features two languages)
#popsugarreadingchallenge2022 (advanced prompt #2 - A book that features two languages)
All I can say is, you better be prepared to read this in one sitting, because you’re not gonna want to put it down.
September Book Club pick, but finished before September 🤭 If there is one book that I will recommend forever, it’s going to be this one. Truly a masterpiece. It is characterized as a YA/teen book, but truthfully, it has so much more depth and integrity than what I would consider a stereotypical “teen” book.
I always love a Michigan read because I feel so much connection to the story. Sault Ste Marie and its beauty were definitely captured in the setting.
The author is Native American, and the story follows a Native American girl and her tribe and the customs, traditions, and problems they face. The culture was written about so well with providing the reader with context, but making it so pertinent to the story. Additionally, it was so eye-opening about the internal and external displacement that Daunis felt being half Native and half white- the feeling of not fully belonging in either place. Reading about the reservation and community was beautiful and heartbreaking.
Not only was this story a remarkable depiction of Ojibwe women, but it was a CRAZY thriller! I was so enraptured in the story that I was sweating. The pace was incredible and it wrapped up in the best, most frustrating way. I also loved the hint of romance and love.
The book was so fully layered in its complexities of love, culture, and crime; to be so multifaceted as a story, there was nothing lacking and I find that the most compelling.
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